Confirmation

Ava stared at the woman in disbelief, sure that her ears were playing tricks on her, or that the woman was trying to pull a nasty trick on her. The word 'pregnant' sounded like such a foreign word.

“Excuse me? That’s not possible.” Ava said.

The woman nodded indulgently at Ava’s words, no doubt thinking that this was welcome news, judging by the smile that hadn’t left her face since she told Ava about her suspicion.

“Well, you did say you’ve been sexually active recently, and you haven't seen your period in well over a month …”

“Yes, I did say all that, but it's just not possible. I mean, I’m on the pill, and we used protection, and also, it’s not the first time I've missed a period, and we'll, um…” Ava trailed off helplessly, aware that she rambling and zoning out as she tried to process what the doctor was telling her.

This couldn’t be happening. Not again. How on earth could it be happening? Deep down, though, she knew that the woman was right.

The signs were all there, now that sh